RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION BY THE BARBADOS JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE CUBANA AIRLINES CRASH IN EARLY OCTOBER 1976

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2018
• Case Number: F-2017-01657
• Publication Date: March 24, 1977

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RESULTS OF THE INVESTIGATION HY THE BARBADOS JUDICIAL
COMMISSION OF THE CUBANA AIRLINES CRASH IN EARLY OCTOBER
1976
1, THt BARBADOS COMmISSI ON OF J,UDICAL INQUIRY INTO THE
CUBANA IRL I NES CRASH ON 6 OCTOBER 197E HAS COMPLETED ITS INVESTIGATION
AND FOJND NO EVIDENCE OF DIRECT U.S. !INVOLVEMENT; THE SECURITY
SECT ION OF THE REPORT, PREPARED BY TED W E N 1, MEMBER OF THE
INQUIRY COMMISSION, DOES NOT IN ANY WAY BLAME OR CONDEMN THE U.S,
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FURTHER DISSEMINATION, AND JSE OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO
CONTROLS STATEI5 AT BEGINNING AND END OF REPORT.
COMMENT: IT PROBABLY LULL CONTAIN NO REFLECTION OF THE
PERSCNAL OPINION OF JUDGE DENYS WILLIAMS, COMMISSION CHAIR-
MAN, THAT THE ti .5 GOVERNMENT SHARES A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE
OF ITS PAST SUPPORT OF CUBAN EXILES.}
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ADDITIONAL INF ORmA ION CONCERNING JUDGE WILLIAMS' VIES AND FOR
EARLIER REPORT INC O% THE BARBADI AN I NGUI RY INTO THE CRASH, SEE
2, JUDGE WILLIAMS AS COMMENTED TF AT HE IS HAVING
TROUBLE WITH THE wORUING OF HIS PORTI( N OF THE REPORT, HOWEVER, IT
IS EXPECTED THAT THE HEP 0H T WILL BE F' NISHED SOON ALTHOUGH IT
ALREADY TWO WEEKS LATE BEING COMPLETE[ . THE REPORT xi LL BE PRINTED
IN CANA0A.
31 ON 4 FEBRUARY {F NU} II 41).�R7 E F 0, CUBAN OFFICIAL WHO
CLAIMED IN DEC EmBER THAT HE WAS IN CH; ROE OF MAKING A, CUBAN
DOCUMENTARY OF THE CRASH, SA ID THAT THE CUBANS HAVE DEFINITE
PROOF THAT ERIC SEAL Y, BARBADIAN CITIZEN. WAS DEEPLY
INVOLVED IN THE SABOTAGE OF THE CUBAN) PLANE. .MORERO SA ID THAT
THE CUBA NS HAD TURNED OVER THE E VI DE N( E OF S EA LY S GUILT TO
BARBAD IAN OFFICIALS AND WERE WAITING 0 SEE WHAT ACT ION THE
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BARB ADI AN GOVERNmENT WOULD TAKE AGAINST SEALY,
COMMENT :
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE BARBADIAN GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE ANY ACTION,
THE GOvENMENT AND BAFiBADIAN PEOPLE AE GIVING VERY LITTLE
ATTENTION AT TkIS TIME T3 THE CUBANA AIRPLANE CRASH AND IT IS
4LmOST A DA C ISSuE:)
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PLANS FOR A DOCUMENTARY FILM DESIGNEE TO SHOW U.S., GOVERNMENT
IMPLICATION IN THE CLIAN A PLANE CRASH,)
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